Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda

Uganda: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 1.00 million low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
1.00 million low estimate
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.10 million low estimate
in 2006
All-time low
180,000 low estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda, 1990–2009

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1990199920091990: 180.0k low estimate1991: 210.0k low estimate1992: 250.0k low estimate1993: 300.0k low estimate1994: 360.0k low estimate1995: 420.0k low estimate1996: 490.0k low estimate1997: 570.0k low estimate1998: 650.0k low estimate1999: 730.0k low estimate2000: 800.0k low estimate2001: 860.0k low estimate2002: 910.0k low estimate2003: 960.0k low estimate2004: 1.0M low estimate2005: 1.0M low estimate2006: 1.1M low estimate2007: 1.1M low estimate2008: 1.0M low estimate2009: 1.0M low estimate

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 1.00 million low estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009.

The figure is up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda peaked at 1.10 million low estimate in 2006 and was at its lowest, 180,000 low estimate, in 1990.

That places Uganda 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Uganda, 1990 to 2009.
Year low estimate Change
1990 180,000 low estimate
1991 210,000 low estimate +16.7%
1992 250,000 low estimate +19.0%
1993 300,000 low estimate +20.0%
1994 360,000 low estimate +20.0%
1995 420,000 low estimate +16.7%
1996 490,000 low estimate +16.7%
1997 570,000 low estimate +16.3%
1998 650,000 low estimate +14.0%
1999 730,000 low estimate +12.3%
2000 800,000 low estimate +9.6%
2001 860,000 low estimate +7.5%
2002 910,000 low estimate +5.8%
2003 960,000 low estimate +5.5%
2004 1.00 million low estimate +4.2%
2005 1.00 million low estimate +0.0%
2006 1.10 million low estimate +10.0%
2007 1.10 million low estimate +0.0%
2008 1.00 million low estimate -9.1%
2009 1.00 million low estimate +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 416,000 low estimate 180,000 low estimate 730,000 low estimate 10
2000s 973,000 low estimate 800,000 low estimate 1.10 million low estimate 10

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 1 Nigeria 1.80 million low estimate compare
  2. 2 South Africa 1.60 million low estimate compare
  3. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.10 million low estimate compare
  4. 5 Kenya 980,000 low estimate compare
  5. 6 Zimbabwe 910,000 low estimate compare
  6. 7 Zambia 570,000 low estimate compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda?
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda was 1.00 million low estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
What is the highest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million low estimate in 2006.
What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 180,000 low estimate in 1990.
How does Uganda rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Uganda ranks 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate)
Unit
low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
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AIDS orphans are the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 17 since the epidemic began in 1990. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 17.